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Belding Middle School

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Belding Middle School ranks 518 th of 890 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

518^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 890 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 42% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Belding Middle School is a public middle school located in Belding, Michigan, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 362 students. The school is part of the Belding Area School District, which is ranked 393 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Belding Middle School's performance, as measured by M-Step and PSAT test scores, is generally below the state averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in M-Step English Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies ranged from 24.3% to 41.3%, compared to the state averages of 31.5% to 47%. The school's PSAT performance is also below the state average, with 57% proficiency in English Language Arts and 15% in Mathematics for 8th graders in 2024-2025, compared to the state averages of 65.3% and 30.4%, respectively. Additionally, Belding Middle School has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 19.3% to 30.8% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Central Middle School in the Forest Hills district and North Rockford Middle School in the Rockford district, Belding Middle School's academic performance is significantly lower. These nearby schools generally have higher proficiency rates, higher state rankings, and more favorable student demographics. Addressing the challenges at Belding Middle School, such as improving academic performance, reducing chronic absenteeism, and providing targeted support for students, could be key to enhancing the school's outcomes.

363

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,814

Per pupil spending ?

61.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

410 Ionia St
Belding, MI 48809-1759

(616) 794-4400

District: Belding Area School District

Students who attend Belding Middle School usually attend:

High:

Belding High School

Feeder schools for Belding Middle School:

Elementary:	Ellis Elementary School
	Woodview Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.1%

Hispanic:

11.8%

Two or more races:

4.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 41st percentile in 2015 → 42nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (33% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Mathematics scores 15 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg33%

Michigan avg41%

518^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 42%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

393^rd of 613Belding Area School District among Michigan districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	518 of 890	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.4	404 of 897	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.1	398 of 883	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.7	382 of 776	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	23.0	544 of 675	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.2	538 of 792	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.7	504 of 838	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.2	551 of 821	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.8	534 of 894	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.2	540 of 919	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	30.8	680 of 921	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.5	692 of 919	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	44.0	539 of 900	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.8	558 of 858	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	55.4	514 of 851	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	56.2	502 of 847	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	58.2	463 of 839	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	59.2	434 of 823	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	56.0	452 of 806	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	37.3	482 of 789	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.4	396 of 771	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.1	339 of 770	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.6	351 of 657	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.0	448 of 521	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	524 of 658	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.4	516 of 794	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	50.9	120 of 265	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.8	125 of 257	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.3	80 of 138	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.9	213 of 266	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	432 of 832	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.3	307 of 836	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.3	375 of 825	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.3	296 of 691	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	18.0	474 of 523	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.3	474 of 672	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.3	412 of 815	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	474 of 798	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.3	400 of 786	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.8	444 of 776	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.9	353 of 658	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.8	451 of 540	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.6	439 of 639	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.5	421 of 797	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	50.1	151 of 377	59.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	533 of 696	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.6	450 of 701	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.4	422 of 688	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.0	382 of 638	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.3	503 of 577	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	515 of 624	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	511 of 678	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2018)60th percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)55th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)41st percentile~ school

Female (2025)39th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)23rd percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts40%~ state avg

Social Studies38%-8 vs state

Science28%-14 vs state

Math25%-7 vs state

Mathematics15%-15 vs state

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My kid can finally have a great middle school experience at BMS! Opportunity to do different sports and clubs and the instruction meets my students needs and pushes them. They’re using IXL to help my student grow! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)			M-Step Math (2025)			M-Step Science (2025)		M-Step Social Studies (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Belding Middle School	Public	6-8	410 Ionia St	Belding	48809	Ionia County	Belding Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 794-4400	363	22	16.7	61.2%	298 (82.1%)	2 (0.6%)	43 (11.8%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)	41.3	518^th of 890 public middle schools	41.8%		49.4	404^th of 897 public middle schools	55.0%	114	57.0	15.0		41.3	38.9		24.3	25.4		27.5		38.5	$13,814	$1,079	$12,735
Greenville Middle School	Public	5-8	1321 Chase St	Greenville	48838	Montcalm County	Greenville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 754-9361	797	44	17.9	49.4%	730 (91.6%)	7 (0.9%)	35 (4.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.6%)	68.8	225^th of 890 public middle schools	74.7%		67.9	222^nd of 897 public middle schools	75.3%	3	66.5	41.0		46.5	47.5		37.1	31.4		46.2		59.7	$14,227	$1,179	$13,048
Ionia Middle School	Public	6-8	438 Union St	Ionia	48846	Ionia County	Ionia Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 527-0040	629	35	17.8	57.6%	523 (83.1%)	3 (0.5%)	75 (11.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.3%)	47.6	435^th of 890 public middle schools	51.1%		53.9	352^nd of 897 public middle schools	60.8%	83	69.2	35.3		28.7	32.1		12.4	21.1		44.6		50.5	$13,402	$1,134	$12,267
East Rockford Middle School	Public	6-8	8615 9 Mile Rd NE	Rockford	49341	Kent County	Rockford Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 863-6140	788	45	17.6	17.8%	689 (87.4%)	7 (0.9%)	34 (4.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (7.0%)	95.4	35^th of 890 public middle schools	96.1%		93.6	42^nd of 897 public middle schools	95.3%	7	86.8	55.3		67.9	64.5		69.8	65.2		64.3		78.7	$13,814	$1,230	$12,584
Lowell Middle School	Public	6-8	750 Foreman St	Lowell	49331	Kent County	Lowell Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 987-2800	790	41	19.1	20.8%	708 (89.6%)	7 (0.9%)	42 (5.3%)	11 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (2.5%)	89.6	75^th of 890 public middle schools	91.6%		88.5	80^th of 897 public middle schools	91.1%	5	82.5	55.6		60.4	53.2		59.9	59.4		59.8		59.1	$13,813	$1,136	$12,678
Goodwillie Environmental School	Public, Magnet	5-6	8400 2 Mile Rd NE	Ada	49301	Kent County	Forest Hills Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(616) 493-8633	103	4	24.2	5.8%	91 (88.3%)	1 (1.0%)	4 (3.9%)	2 (1.9%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)								(n/a)			82.7	80.4		82.7	78.4		73.1		63.5		$12,548	$940	$11,608
Eastern Middle School	Public	6-8	2200 Pettis Ave NE	Ada	49301	Kent County	Forest Hills Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 493-8850	528	29	18.1	13.3%	422 (79.9%)	6 (1.1%)	21 (4.0%)	55 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.5%)	94.3	45^th of 890 public middle schools	94.9%		93.9	39^th of 897 public middle schools	95.7%	6	84.3	61.1		66.7	67.6		63.6	66.5		60.9		69.0	$13,360	$587	$12,772
North Rockford Middle School	Public	6-8	397 E Division St	Rockford	49341	Kent County	Rockford Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 863-6300	908	54	16.8	18.2%	789 (86.9%)	5 (0.6%)	57 (6.3%)	15 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.6%)	96.5	23^rd of 890 public middle schools	97.4%		96.3	23^rd of 897 public middle schools	97.4%		88.0	71.0		60.1	71.0		71.6	69.8		68.4		80.1	$14,237	$1,405	$12,832
Central Woodlands 56 School	Public	5-6	400 Alta Dale Ave SE	Ada	49301	Kent County	Forest Hills Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 493-8790	462	25	18.1	10.2%	380 (82.3%)	8 (1.7%)	20 (4.3%)	28 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.4%)								(n/a)			70.7	72.5		66.1	63.3		71.6		62.1		$13,936	$1,423	$12,512
Cedar Springs Middle School	Public	6-8	4873 16 Mile Rd NE	Cedar Springs	49319	Kent County	Cedar Springs Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 696-9100	657	36	18.4	38.2%	582 (88.6%)	3 (0.5%)	36 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.2%)	64.3	261^st of 890 public middle schools	70.7%		52.6	369^th of 897 public middle schools	58.9%	108	71.4	34.7		36.5	37.2		35.9	34.6		49.5		61.2	$14,284	$1,414	$12,870

Frequently Asked Questions about Belding Middle School

What district is Belding Middle School in?

Belding Area School District

Is Belding Middle School a good school?

Belding Middle School ranks 518^th of 890 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Belding Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 363 students attended Belding Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Belding Middle School?

Students at Belding Middle School are 82% White, 12% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Belding Middle School attend?

Students who attend Belding Middle School usually go on to attend Belding High School

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